Garter



Oct. 13,1925. 1.556.967

J. SIGGELKOW GARTER Filed Agril 1 9, 1923 4 /0 "III F mmlllalilliPatented Oct. 13, 1925.

PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN SIGGELKOW, OF NEW CASTLE, NEW YORK.

GAR-TERI.

Application filed April 19, 1923.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN SIGGELKOW, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at town of New Castle, county of \Vestchester, Stateof New York, have invented a new and useful Garter, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide garters which may belaundered easily and which will be adjustable along the length of theleg of the wearer as well as around the leg.

Garters are worn by many next to the skin, and particularly during thesummer months. Elastic webbing so worn absorbs perspiration. This soilsthe garter, tends to give it an objectionable odor, and hastens thedestruction of the rubber used to give the garter elasticity. Thepresent invention provides a removable and easily washable cover for theelastic portions of the garter, preventing the elastic portions of thegarter from coming into contact with the wearers skin and making itpossible for the wearer to greatly prolong the life of the elasticportions of the garter, and to wear clean garters at all times withoutfrequent repurchases.

The length of socks as usually made varies, as do also the length ofmens legs from the knee to the heel. Socks sometimes shrink appreciablywhen washed. For these reasons it is desirable to have an adjustmentalong the length of the leg as well as, and independent of, theadjustment around the leg. 7

Certain forms of the invention are illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 is a view of a portion of a mans leg,wearing a sock and one form of the garter;

Fig. 2 is a view of the elastic portions of the garter shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a view of the washable portion of the garter shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 4c is a view of another invention I Fig. 5 is a view of the elasticwhich goes part way around the leg and which is used in the form of theinvention shown in Fig. 4;

Figs. 6, 7, 8 and 9 are fragmentary views of certain forms of supportingmember adjustable along the length of the leg;

Figs. 10 and 11 are enlarged views of a form of the Serial No. 633,065.

fastener which may be used for the supporting member shown in Fig. 4;.

The washable cover 1 and its extension 5 are made of muslin, silk, orother washable material. The stitching 2 and 3 keeps the parts of thecover in a folded position through which the elastic portion 4 is run.

The extension 5 of the cover 1 is preferably made in one piece with thecover 1. The tab loop 6 is preferably made of the same material as theextension 5 and serves to keep in place the elastic or non-elasticsupporting member 7. It is stitched to the ex tension 5 by the stitching8 and 9. The elastic portion 1 is preferably provided with an end 10 ofsilk, muslin or other washable material, to which is attached a hook 11of metal which engages with one of a plurality of eyes 12 when thegarter is fastened around the leg. The supporting member 7 is preferablyattached to the elastic portion 4 by'means of a fastener 13 and is madeadjustable by means of the slide 14. An ordinary garter button 15 issuitably attached to the lower end of the member 7 Another form of thegarter is shown in Fig. 1, in which the elastic portion 4 does notcompletely encircle the leg of the wearer but is attached to the cover 1by means of hooks 16 or other suitable fasteners. The elastic portion 4'is made somewhat shorter than the cover 1 between the eyelets 17 and 18so that when the cover 1 is pulled to its full length around the leg ofthe wearer the elastic portion 4 is stretched somewhat, providing thenecessary elasticity to keep the garter in place. The supporting portionof the fastener 19 is attached to the cover 1 as are also the hook 11and the plurality of eyes 12. To the supporting portion of the fastener19 thewearer attaches at will the lower portion of the fastener 20,shown more clearly in'the enlarged views, Figs. 10

and 11. The remainder of the supporting 'member, consistingof the member7 the slide 14, and the button 15 are the same as inFig. 2. In Fig. 1a'portion of the cover 1 is cut away to partly show the elastic portion4 in its position. In this view the elastic portion 4c is stretched sothat its length with its hooks 16 approximately equals the length of thecover '1 between the eyelets 17 and 18.

lVhile the types of supporting member "Z separate from the cover 1 or 1.

and cover extension 5 above described are all that are essential to theinvention, in so far as those parts are concerned, I do not wish to belimited to these alone, but to include the following described types ofsupporting member and cover extension or variations thereof.

In Fig. 6 the supporting member 7 is made adjustable for length byrunning up over the elastic portion 4 .and attaching to one of aplurality of fasteners 21. In this view the tab 6 is shown cut away inorder to show the supporting member 7 more clearly. In Fig. 7 theextension 5' is made It is suspended upon the shoulder of the fastener13, or other fastener used, the remainder of the supporting member beingthesame as that shown in Fig. 2 or Fig. 4:. Fig. 8 illustrates thesupporting member 7 attached to .the cover 1 and extension 5 by means ofan ordinary button and buttonhole connection 22. In Fig. 9 thesupporting member 7" is hooked or otherwise fastened to a a plurality ofeyes 23 or other fasteners, at-

tached to the cover 1 and to the extension 5. I

The fastener shown in Figs. and 11, while not essential to theinvention, is desirable to more effectually keep fastened the supportingmember '7 to the cover 1 or the elastic member 4 While the garter isremoved from the person. The upper portion 19, preferably made of metal,is attached to the cover 1 or the elastic member 4 by means of stitchingthrough the holes 24:, or otherwise. 'This portion 19 is provided withan opening or slit 25 of such size and shape as to receive the curvedhook 26, also preferably of metal, when the same is placed in a positionoblique to the ventical .or approximately at the angle shown in Fig. 11,said opening 25 being so limited in extent that the hook 26 is coveredby other parts of the portion 19 when the supporting member 7 is in itsnormal vertical position as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 10.

I am aware that garters have heretofore been made with a certain amountof adjustment along the length of the leg by means of the adjustment forlength around the leg. The disadvantage of such garters is that, whenthey are made longer, .to accommodate a shortened sock, they have atendency to slip over the calf of the leg, falling down about thewearers feet, to'his great embarrassment, usually. It is believed thatthe present invention entirely overcomes this disadvantage.

' Various changes in detail and other modifications may obviously bemade in garters made according to my invention, for example two hosesupporters may be secured to the leg encircling members when a doublegrip garter is desired.

opposite ends to hold it around the leg, of a supporter detachablysecured to one of said members, hose gripping means on the supporter,and a washable strip separable from said supporter and composed entirelyof textile fabric to separate the supporter from the leg.

2. In a garter, the combination with a washable non-elastic casingmember adapted to completely encircle the leg just below the knee andhaving a downwardly depending extension, of an elastic member adapted tofit within said casing, interengaging adjustable fastening devices atopposite ends of one of said members to hold it around the leg, and ahose supporter adapted to be secured to one of said members in positionto be separated from the leg by said downward extension, said hosesupporter being readily separable from said depending extension.

3. In a garter, the combination with a washable casing member adapted tocomplete-ly encircle the leg below the knee and having a downwardextension, an elastic leg encircling member in said casing member, andmeans to hold the casing member and elastic member around the leg, of ahose supporter including a garter button, means for attachingsaid'supporter to one of said members in line with said extension, and aloop on the extension to maintain the proper relation between the latterand the supporter, said supporter being readily separable from saidextension.

4. In a garter, the combination with a leg encircling portion includingan elastic member, a washable casing to cover said elastic member and ofsubstantially the same length, a fastener device on one end of said legencircling portion, and spaced fasten-ing devices at the other end ofsaid member for selective engagement with the first mentioned fasteningdevice, a downwardly extending hose supporter attached to said legencircling portion, and a shield to prevent contact between the hosesupporter and the leg.

5. In a garter, the combination with an elastic member adapted toencircle'the leg below the knee, a hook at one end of said member and aplurality of spaced eyes for engagement by the hook at the other endthereof, a washable tubular casing of approximately the same length ,asthe elastic member and adapted to contain the same, said casing havingits outer side cut away near one end to give access to theeyes, adownward extension on the casing below said cut-away portion, a hosesupporter pivotally secured to the elastic member and adapted to overliesaid extension, and a loop to limit movement of said supporter relativeto said extension.

6. A garter construction comprising an elastic leg band with a dependinghose fastener in combination with a detachable washable shieldcomprising a leg encircling body portion forming with the leg band aself-su staining portion and a depending portion having a positioningloop for said fastener, the depending portion of said shield beingreadily separable from said depending hose fastener.

7. In a hose supporter having an encircling band and depending attachingflap, of a lining member of protective material to cover the inside ofthe band and a flap to cover the garter flap, with means for de tachablysecuring the lining to the band and additional means for securing thelining flap in place.

JOHN SIGGELKOW.

